Baseball players and owners on Friday agreed to amend their drug agreement.

The decision allows for more frequent testing and eliminates the 15-day suspensions assessed in December against Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose Guillen and former Baltimore Orioles outfielder/designated hitter Jay Gibbons.

Former Mariners outfielder Jose Guillen was suspended last Dec. 6 following media reports linking him to performance-enhancing drugs.
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The deal, reached in New York after months of negotiations, strengthens the authority the independent administrator has over the drug program.

But baseball did not heed advice from the World Anti-Doping Agency and turn drug testing over to an outside agency.

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